Hausser Lecture: Explanation, Truthiness and the False Climb to Knowledge

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Starting in January 2018, J.D. Trout will be the John and Mae Calamos Professor of Philosophy at Illinois Institute of Technology. His chief interests include the nature of scientific explanation, the psychology of human judgment, scientific realism and intellectual progress, and social/political issues bearing on well-being. His books include: All Talked Out: Naturalism and the Future of Philosophy; Wondrous Truths: The Improbable Triumph of Modern Science; The Empathy Gap; Epistemology and the Psychology of Human Judgment, with Michael Bishop; and Measuring the Intentional World. Join the Department of History and Philosophy at the Museum of the Rockies to hear J.D. Trout present his lecture, titled Explanation, Truthiness and the False Climb to Knowledge." Doors will open at 5:30, and a reception will follow. Please contact history@montana.edu with questions.